[html4all] ACRONYM and ABBR

Joshue O Connor joshue.oconnor at cfit.ie
Thu Apr 24 01:23:06 PDT 2008


Leif Halvard Silli wrote:
> Jason White 24-04-2008 06:06:   ­  
[...]
>> It would be better to have only one element, as then the interminable
>> disagreements and confusions surrounding the acronym/abbreviation distinction
>> are eliminated.
>>   
> 
> True.

Agreed. However, If support was better for <acronym> then I think it is 
a fine useful element.

> Which leads me to assume that acronyms are not read as acronyms anyhow, 
> and thus AT users are happy with acronyms being marked up as ABBR. Right?

I think so. It is mostly nerds who get in a flap about such things.

Cheers

Josh





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